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Nationals manager Dave Martinez wants to run Spring Training a little bit differently this year. Yes, he still wants his team to have fun and stay loose, as evidenced by a cabbage race earlier this week, but this year he wants to put an even heavier emphasis on fundamentals.Posted 3 days ago

Victor Robles and Luis Garcia headline a group of 28 homegrown players on the Nationals' preseason Top 30 list.Posted 3 days ago

With Manny Machado finally off the board after agreeing to a 10-year, $300 million contract with the Padres on Tuesday, according to sources, all eyes now turn to Bryce Harper, the market's other 26-year-old mega-star.Posted 3 days ago

Juan Soto said he had never actually been inside the Nationals' home clubhouse in West Palm Beach, not before he arrived Monday morning for his first big league camp. It was a brief reminder of just how meteoric Soto's rise to D.C. had been.Posted 4 days ago

As Nationals position players reported to camp Monday, Howie Kendrick arrived feeling no need to qualify his status. He feels 100 percent healthy, has tested out the Achilles injury by sprinting and running the bases, and declared himself ready to go.Posted 4 days ago

The next five weeks will see lots of shuffling on Major League rosters. Here are the most intriguing positional battles on each of the 30 MLB clubs.Posted 4 days ago

Ryan Zimmerman has been receptive to more Grapefruit League action and estimated he needs about 50 at-bats to be ready for the season after taking just two last year. However, there is still a balance that the Nats will attempt to strike between aiming to keep Zimmerman healthy, but also getting him enough playing time.Posted 5 days ago

Who do the Nationals have in the pipeline? Get scouting reports, video, stats, projected ETAs and more for Washington's Top 30 Prospects on MLBPipeline.com's Prospect Watch.Posted 2 years ago

Comfort was one of the biggest reasons Stephen Strasburg signed a seven-year, $175 million contract extension with the Nationals in May of 2016, opting to remain with the only organization he has ever known rather that test free agency.Posted 6 days ago

Washington Nationals in the Twittersphere

@LIFnetwork: The Washington #Nationals and free agent outfielder Collin Cowgill are in agreement on a minor league deal.